28 Times Celebs Were Completely Clueless About History, Science, And Basic Common Sense

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Raven-Symoné really said, "I am from every continent in Africa except for one." 💀

We can all be a little clueless sometimes, and I, for one, am glad that there are never cameras around to capture it happening to me. For celebrities, however, it's another story, and they often have viral moments with this energy:

In a scene from "Miss Congeniality," a pageant contestant describes April 25th as the perfect date, stating it's not too hot or cold, needing just a light jacket

Here are 28 times celebs were completely clueless:

1. During The Kardashians Season 7, Kim Kardashian tried to convince her All's Fair costar Sarah Paulson that the 1969 moon landing by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin was fake.

Kim tells Sarah that she's sending her Buzz Aldrin interviews where he says the moon landing didn't happen

And when a producer asked what she'd say to people who doubted her conspiracy theory claims, she cited a totally reliable source that's not at all known for spreading misinformation. 🙄

Kim says, "They're gonna say I'm crazy no matter what. But, like, go to TikTok. See for yourself"

In response, someone from NASA — you know, the people who sent Armstrong and Aldrin to the moon — publicly corrected her on Twitter.

@NASAArtemis is going back under the leadership of @POTUS. We won the last space race and we will win this one too"

2. Here's another one that has all of NASA shaking its head. While competing on Stars on Mars in 2023, Ariel Winter mistook fellow competitor Lance Armstrong — the former professional cyclist who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping — for astronaut Neil Armstrong — the first person on the moon, who died in 2012. In a confessional, Ariel excitedly said, "Lance Armstrong is a real freaking astronaut. He is a real astronaut. He is Lance Armstrong. You need to google him. You need to know everything about him because he is so cool."

Lance himself said, "There's probably 20-year-olds out there that get me confused with Neil Armstrong. If I were Neil Armstrong, I'd be dead. I'd prefer to be Lance Armstrong at this point."

3. On a Season 6 episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Porsha Williams visited the First African Baptist Church, which was used as an Underground Railroad safe haven. After learning about the building's history, she revealed that she thought the Underground Railroad was an actual railroad.

the guide says they don't know how people got in or out of the church, and Porsha says there has to be an opening for the train someone's driving. Her castmates explain it wasn't a train

4. Speaking on a panel in 2017, Hugh Jackman reportedly said that, when he was cast as Wolverine in X-Men, he didn't know wolverines were real. He said, "I didn't even know there was a wolverine. I literally, embarrassingly, did about two weeks of research on wolves. I was rehearsing for three weeks, and I was shooting, so I was kind of on my own. I remember going past an IMAX in Toronto, and there was an IMAX documentary about wolves, and so I thought, 'I'll go and see that.'"

During filming, director Bryan Singer was confused by some of his acting choices. Hugh continued, "He said, 'Are you sort of walking funny? What's going on?' And I said, 'I've been doing this thing with wolves,' and he goes, 'You know you're not a wolf, right?' I said, 'Well, there's no such thing as a wolverine.' [Bryan said,] 'Go to the zoo, dude.' I literally didn't know it existed."

"this is a wolverine"

5. In 1994, Shaquille O'Neal visited Greece. When he returned, Sports Illustrated asked him if he saw the Parthenon, to which he responded, "I can't really remember the names of the clubs we went to."

For the record, his personal assistant, Dennis Tracey, told the Orlando Sentinel, "I'm sure he was just kidding. The hotel we were in was overlooking the Parthenon. We had even talked about it."

6. In 2018, a fan asked Bebe Rexha where she'd go if she could travel in time. In a since-deleted tweet, she replied, "I would go to Paris 1940s," seemingly unaware that Paris was under Nazi occupation from 1940 to 1944.

Bebe Rexha tweets she would go to Paris 1940s if she could time travel

Then, in response to another fan who questioned her answer, she admitted history class wasn't her strong suit.

"girl....do you know what paris was like back then?"

7. During the height of One Direction's fame, a teen magazine asked Niall Horan about his pet peeve. Seemingly thinking the term referred to an actual pet, he answered, "Rabbits. They are pointless and do nothing."

However, he evidently learned what a "pet peeve" is by 2023, because he told Seventeen, "Indecisive drivers on the road. Hate them. My number one, my whole life, is people being untidy in your space."

In the TikTok comments, fans didn't let him forget his past gaffe.

"I'm glad he learned what a pet peeve was because like ten years ago he said his was rabbits"

"I thought it was rabbits?"

"He should've said rabbits and just kept that going"

8. On a 2024 episode of his podcast New Heights, Travis Kelce revealed that he recently learned the real title for Alice in Wonderland.

Travis says he found out it's "Alice in Wonderland," not "Alison Wonderland." Jason points out they've watched the movie.

9. Lil Yachty's 2017 track "Peek A Boo" infamously includes the lyrics, "She blow that dick like a cello," which obviously doesn't make sense if you know what a cello is. He told Genius, "I'mma blame my A&R because he listened to that song many times, and he allowed me to say that, okay? I guess, for a second, I thought a cello was a woodwind instrument, and it is not. And nobody ever said shit. Nobody ever pulled up a pic and said, 'Hey man, I don't know if you know what this is, but it ain't that.' I fucked up. I thought Squidward played the cello. He don't. That's a flute."

After SpongeBob fans corrected him, he tweeted, "Squid ward plays clarinet... I got it world lmao."

10. In a 2024 TikTok video, Alicia Silverstone ate a random, unidentified piece of fruit from someone's yard in England. Fans were concerned that the mystery fruit could possibly be solanum pseudocapsicum (aka Jerusalem cherry or winter cherry), which is poisonous.

Alicia holding a small fruitt, caption reads, "I just bit into it because it was on the street..." then "I don't think you're supposed to eat this."

Watch her full video below:

Alicia Silverstone / Via tiktok.com

11. In a 2024 Instagram video, Ludacris drank glacier water in Alaska. Similarly to Alicia's video, he sparked concern from fans about potential health hazards.

Ludacris with braided hair, in a varsity jacket, kneels to drink water from a glacier using a bottle

12. On an episode of Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica, Jessica Simpson infamously questioned whether the Chicken of the Sea brand tuna she was eating was chicken or fish.

Three-panel image of Jessica on a couch questioning if she is eating chicken or fish, referencing "Chicken by the Sea," with Nick beside her

13. In a 2010 interview with New Zealand's C4, Justin Bieber seemingly didn't understand that German is a language.

The interviewer asks Justin if "Bieber" is German for "basketball." Justin says, "I don't know what that means. We don't say that in America"

14. In 2024, Dakota Johnson told Variety, "I also, like, discovered Celsius on day one of filming the short [Loser Baby], and I didn't know that it was like Red Bull. I thought it was, like, a natural drink. I was like, ‘I'm so inspired. I'm awake all night long. I'm not sleeping...' And it's because I was having, like, two Celsius a day. I thought it was vitamins, 'cause when you read Celsius, on the back, it's just like, 'B12 and Vitamin A...' I thought it was vitamins. I didn't realize that I was basically overdosing on caffeine."

She said she figured it out after her costume designer told her she was "not well" because she was "basically having, like, four Red Bulls."

15. In 2015, Raven-Symoné discussed her Ancestry DNA test results with E! News. She mixed up "continent" with "country."

Raven says, "I am from every continent in Africa except for one. And, I'm from every continent in Europe except for one"

16. On a Season 1 episode of The Kardashians, Kendall Jenner made her own snack, but the haphazard way she cut a cucumber worried many people, including her mom.

Kris Jenner asks Kendall if she wants the chef to make her a snack, and Kendall says she can chop the cucumber herself

Kendall cuts the cucumber in an unusual manner and declines Kris's request that the chef take over

Following criticism, Kendall retweeted a screenshot of the moment and poked fun at herself.

replying to a tweet calling her cucumber cutting "the most tragic thing I've ever witnessed," Kendall said, "tragic!"

17. In a 2015 tweet, Kim Kardashian asked Armani to re-release her favorite foundation. The brand's official account responded, correcting her on the spelling of the designer's first name.

Kim asks why Giorgio Armani discontinued her favorite foundation; Armani replies offering help and notes the correct spelling of "Giorgio"

18. Once, while speaking at a press event, Tom Holland tried to shush his translator, not realizing he was there to translate for the audience. The second time he thought the translator was interrupting him, he gently said, "Mate!" Then, as realization dawned, he said, "Oh! They don't speak English! Got it! Right! Sorry!" You can watch the clip here.

19. Christina Aguilera reportedly once asked, "So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?"

The festival is, of course, held in Cannes, France. Christina got to see for herself when she performed at the amfAR Cannes Gala 2022.

However, after the commercials, he whacked out a dictionary to prove he'd been right all along.

Conan points on "snuck" in the dictionary, and Jennifer looks away

21. Promoting her 2012 song "Elephant" on Daybreak, Alexandra Burke claimed she was bringing the common phrase "elephant in the room" to the UK. In the chorus, she sings, "There's an elephant standing in the room / Ah, though we're all alone / It's not just me and you / You wanna talk, you wanna talk about it / Wanna talk, you wanna talk about it, it, it, hey / You wanna talk, you wanna talk about it? / There's an elephant in the room."

Alexandra says she first heard "elephant in the room" while at writing camp after a breakup. She called the phrase "very American" and says she's going to "be the first person to kind of bring it over here"

Per Yahoo, the phrase "elephant in the room" is credited to Ivan Krylov, a Russian poet, in 1814, and it appeared in the British Journal of Education at least 100 years ago. In 2021, the clip resurfaced and went viral on Instagram. Alexandra told Tyla, "Yeah, it's quite funny! It makes people smile. It's such a light-hearted page to make people laugh, which is what we've all really needed over the last year or so. We all need to have a good laugh, and if an Instagram page can provide that to people, then we're all winning at life!”

A large elephant sits in a room beside a small dining table set for two, highlighting the "elephant in the room" metaphor

22. When Jared Leto and Amanda Seyfried were paired for Variety's Actors on Actors in 2022, he insisted she was wrong about her own eye color.

Amanda Seyfried and Jared Leto talking in a split panel interview. Jared mentions Amanda's blue eyes, and she questions why people call her eyes blue

Amanda says her eyes are green on her license when Jared insists they're blue

Jared holds up a fake plant to prove Amandas right about her own eye color

23. In 2024, Troye Sivan responded to a TikTok about people thinking the UK leaving the EU meant the nation also left the continent of Europe.

Troye Sivan in a beanie and a beige jacket expresses regret over mistakenly calling his tour the "Europe and UK tour."

Troye says he told someone he was leaving Europe for the UK tomorrow, and jokes, "Did I think they invented a new continent called the UK?"

24. In 2009, an interviewer's comment about paying bills confused Mariah Carey. When he said his to-do list included paying bills, she asked, "Bill who?"

Mariah Carey and an interviewer have a conversation. Mariah says, "In America, we get it free." in response to a discussion about paying for electricity

Demi says, "Okay, that's good. Like hand-me-down clothing?" A schoolgirl responds, "No, it's like, if your ear is attached to your face..."

26. In a 2015 interview, Demi Lovato seemingly forgot that "dish" is a synonym for "meal."

Demi Lovato sits for an interview discussing favorite dishes, mentioning a preference for mugs due to their comfort and practicality for hot drinks like coffee and tea

However, on Twitter, they later claimed they'd been joking.

"For anybody who thinks I misunderstood the 'favorite dish' question - you clearly don't get my sense of humor"

27. When Sophia Umansky (a Buying Beverly Hills cast member and Kyle Richards's daughter) moved into her college dorm on a Season 9 episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, she didn't know you had to clean a toilet.

Kyle explains that you have to scrub a toilet, and Sophia says that it flushes itself

28. And finally, saving the most baffling moment for last: when Sukihana appeared on The Really Good Podcast in 2024, she confused the word "musician" with "magician."

Sukihana and Bobbi are having an interview. Bobbi asks Sukihana what she knows about her, and Sukihana questions what being a musician means

Suki says she's not a musician, she makes music, acts, is a TV star, and is a young mogul

Bobbi tries to interject, but Suki says she isn't confused because she's not a magician or whatever Bobbi said

Sharing a clip of the moment on Twitter, Sukihana said, "I say who I am and that's a MOGUL."

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